A new year, a slew of new books, and after the nightmare of 2020 you can believe there are roughly a million on the pandemic alone. Below, organised by subject, are some of the most important new releases for Australian public servants. COVID-19 Reset: Restoring Australia after the Pandemic Recession, Ross Gaurnaut (February, La Trobe): […]
In our final feature for 2020, The Mandarin explores how APS leaders are reflecting on the most extraordinary and taxiing year for public administrators in a generation, and what priorities those leaders are already setting for what is shaping up to be an immensely consequential 2021.
Consultants reflect on the year that was in 2020 and speculate on the 'snakes and ladders' recovery ahead in 2021.
The torrid year that has been 2020 is drawing to a close, but as anyone who works in the public service knows, next year is just around the corner and for some may as well already be here. After the rolling crises of the last twelve months, touch wood 2021 will not be so extreme. […]
As bilateral trade with China worsens, officials are warned the incoming Biden administration is unlikely to shift on multilateral deals.
Four years ago Canberra’s relationship with Beijing was on much less complicated footing; outbound trade with the people’s republic was rebounding to a five-year high, the government-owned postie was talking up the market ad nausea, and public officials were attending all manner of ceremonial signings. It was at one of these memorandum ceremonies—routine in China’s […]
With federal leadership on a net zero 2050 target missing, state and territory governments are tackling the the climate crisis themselves.
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown myriad challenges at the public service. Neil Scales reflects on what he's learned about ethical leadership.
A landmark research project published this week has called for a major re-think in how public administrators and policymakers approach homelessness in Australia, drawing on international best practice.
That Victoria has learned its lessons from its now infamous hotel quarantine failures was the key message from Premier Daniel Andrews on Monday, as the state unveiled new and improved procedures for containing the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether or not the new system is up to snuff will be tested sooner rather than later, with hundreds […]
Regulatory stewardship is on the agenda at PM&C as the government expands a realignment of priorities among regulators.
Accelerating Out Of The Crisis Faced with the pandemic, firms in Asia Pacific did things that once seemed impossible — sometimes overnight. Under the relentless pressure of new customer realities, the future came into focus: The value of your company depends on how customer-obsessed, resilient, creative, and adaptive you are in jumping to the next […]
In times of peril, citizens typically turn to their leaders and governing institutions for support. The 2019–20 bushfires and the coronavirus pandemic have seen more Australians relying on governments for assistance and action to ensure their core human needs, such as safety and security, continue to be met. A new survey conducted by PwC Australia […]
Tens of billions in grants to businesses have been handed out in 2020, but ASBFEO Kate Carnell says programs have left a lot to be desired.
A new set of digital policies, governance frameworks and investment strategies is about to change the way government departments all the way down to individual public servants build on and work within digital systems — as senior leaders prepare for a change-in-approach to ICT procurement.
